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Highest Rated Alternative Rock Albums of 2012
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Crystal Castles - (III)
November 12, 2012
Synthpop
,
Witch House
,
Ethereal Wave
,
Dream Pop
Score
90
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2
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DIIV - Oshin
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Post-Punk
Score
90
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3
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The xx - Coexist
September 11, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Ambient Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
80
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4
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Yeti Lane - The Echo Show
March 5, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
80
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5
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Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend
January 24, 2012
Dream Pop
Score
80
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6
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TOY - Toy
September 10, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
80
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7
.
Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber
September 25, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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8
.
Muse - The 2nd Law
October 2, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
80
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9
.
2:54 - 2:54
May 29, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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10
.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat and Bone
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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11
.
Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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12
.
Soulsavers - The Light The Dead See
May 22, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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13
.
The Raveonettes - Observator
September 11, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Dream Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Noise Rock
Score
80
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14
.
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
July 24, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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15
.
Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
March 27, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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16
.
Echo Lake - Wild Peace
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
80
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17
.
Beach House - Bloom
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
70
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Music
Spotify
18
.
The Killers - Battle Born
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Score
70
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19
.
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
October 23, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
70
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20
.
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
August 28, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
70
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21
.
Elbow - Dead in the Boot
August 27, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
70
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22
.
The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Rock
Score
70
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23
.
The Invisible - Rispah
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
70
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24
.
We Are The Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
September 17, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
70
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Music
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25
.
Vinyl Williams - Lemniscate
November 12, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Experimental
Score
70
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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